Seining program connects students with salmon, tribes
As a group of Bellingham fourth-graders gathered at the city’s Boulevard Park during lunchtime one sunny day in May, they…
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Whatcom Creek fish provide opportunity for tribal families
Members of the Nooksack Indian Tribe fished for hatchery chinook salmon returning to Whatcom Creek this fall. From Bellingham’s Holly…
Whatcom Creek chinook program feeds tribes, ecosystem
In highly trafficked areas around lower Whatcom Creek, where it winds through the city of Bellingham’s Maritime Heritage Park and…
Tribal nonprofit educates community about traditional resources
Led by Nooksack tribal member Jenny Roberts, a group of mostly tribal members ventured into the tribe’s forested homelands near…
North Sound media localize culvert ruling
The Herald of Everett takes a look at culverts in Snohomish County, some that will have to be repaired by…
Lummi, Nooksack tribes awaiting federal action on water rights
Nooksack River water rights were discussed yesterday at a local water policy board meeting in Whatcom County. The Bellingham Herald…
Nooksack Tribe receives $700,000 to build 20 logjams
The Bellingham Herald reports on Salmon Recovery Funding Board grants in Whatcom County, including one to the Nooksack Tribe: The…
Fraser River sockeye salmon returns among highest recorded
Treaty tribes in western Washington are having a bountiful Fraser River sockeye fishery this season, with at least three times…
Efforts under way to remove derelict fishing gear from Nooksack River
Tribal natural resource staffers have removed lost and abandoned fishing gear from the Nooksack River. The Bellingham Herald: The Lummis…